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Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles .. (among other things)
Basel, Switzerland
Joined August 2010
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In our new paper, we uncover how Burkholderia switches from antibacterial T6SS-1 to eukaryotic-targeting T6SS-5. Surprisingly, actively turning off T6SS-1 assembly prevents mitochondrial damage and apoptosis.
Congrats @christy_chc and the team!
link.springer.com/article/10…
Interested in the Function and Regulation of #T6SS? Do you have relevant experience from your Master's project? Apply to this PhD position in our lab:
biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-po…
A Garmin watch face with a living microbial battlefield powered by your daily stats that is never the same! 🦠⌚️
The BacFighT6 Watch Face runs a live, #T6SS mediated bacterial simulation on your wrist.
apps.garmin.com/apps/eaf881d…
A standalone Garmin watch App to explore simple simulations on your wrist:
apps.garmin.com/apps/3725ea2…
Thanks #Gemini for making this possible!
Source codes are here:
github.com/BaslerLab/BacFigh…
github.com/BaslerLab/BacFigh…
Turn your phone into a bacterial battle ground! 🦠📱
The new BacFighT6 Android app is both a simulation playground AND a Live Wallpaper. Customize cell parameters, tweak visuals, and watch #T6SS battles evolve right on your home screen!
Download here: github.com/BaslerLab/BacFigh…
New version of BacFighT6!
sites.google.com/view/bacfig…
Diffusible toxins produced by prey to impact interactions of Attackers, Defenders and Prey!
This can make #T6SS battles interestingly unstable. Like this simulation with no winner after 100k steps:
baslerlab.github.io/BacFighT…
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After another slight increase in the toxin production rate, you get a long battle between Attackers and Prey.
baslerlab.github.io/BacFighT…
If Prey produces enough diffusible toxin, they kill everyone. They pay a high price for synthesis and lysis-dependent release of their toxin.
baslerlab.github.io/BacFighT…
Congratulations to Alea on winning a Gold Medal🥇and a trip to the Taiwan International Science Fair!
The 4th top prize in a row under our mentorship. Huge thanks to @biozentrum, @NCCR_AntiResist, @UniBasel_en for their continuous support.
Read more:
inspiration.sjf.ch/identific…
Check this video describing Alea's high-school graduation project done in our lab:
youtu.be/b9hG_RedCQs?si=1KYN…
Thanks to @biozentrum and @NCCR_AntiResist for support.
Thank you, Katrin (@biozentrum) for a great summary of our paper!
You can also check out this "Behind the Paper" written by @ATejadaArranz:
communities.springernature.c…
New research by @Basler_Lab reveals a surprising microbial trade-off: The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa activates a general defense program to survive “speargun” attacks from rival bacteria, but this defense makes it more vulnerable to antibiotics. 👇biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/de…
Big congrats to @ATejadaArranz and co-authors on this paper showing novel insights into the resistance to #T6SS effectors and an unexpected link to antibiotic resistance!
Thanks @NCCR_AntiResist for funding and supporting the collaboration with @JenalLab!
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Update to BacFighT6, with presets for easy exploration of complex behaviors:
sites.google.com/view/bacfig…
Try "battle royale" preset where prey (blue) produce capsule, attackers (red) move towards prey and feed on it, defenders (orange) retaliate!
Took a while to eliminate the reds!